Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S.,

Organisers said hundreds of demonstrations were held in a day of defiance to counter a huge military parade hosted by Trump.

The "No Kings" protests have taken aim at President Donald Trump's policies, particularly his decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles.

While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.

Thousands rally across US to protest Trump as LA keeps curfew to quell chaos - Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.

United States Army North confirmed to ABC News that Marines at the Wilshire Federal Building have made the first temporary detention among the troops sent to Los Angeles on Friday.

As many as 25,000 people gathered outside of City Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, "in defiance" of President Trump in what appeared to be a peaceful protest as of 2 p.m."No Kings," a nationwide series of protests scheduled for Saturday,